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BYZANTINE, John II Comneus - AE Half-Tetarteron - Christ
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Crusades
RULER: John II Comneus
MINT: Thessalonica
DENOMINATION: AE Half-Tetarteron
OBVERSE: Christ standing facing with book of gospels
REVERSE: Bust of John facing with labarum & cross on globe
SIZE: 17mm
WEIGHT: 1.7g
DATE: 1118-1143 AD
REFERENCE: SB 1954; Ratto 2108
HISTORY: The reign of John II, Comnenus represents a phase of consolidation in the Byzantine empire of the conquests of his father, Alexius, coupled with the reconquest of territories previously lost.
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